Displaying Leading Dimensions

Access: Open this function from one of the following locations:

  • Select Edit > Feature Management > Leading Dimensions from the menu bar.
    The dialog is not displayed if any of the parts are not updated (i.e. if the symbol is displayed in the Assembly Tree). Update the part first, then invoke the dialog.

  • Select the Edit Leading Dimensions option from within the Add Duplicate function.

Display (and edit) all the leading dimensions in a file (assembly or part) via the Set Leading Dimensions dialogSet Leading Dimensions dialog (for more, click Access at the top of this Help topic).

In the Assembly application, all leading dimensions belonging to any component in an assembly are displayed. The Part application is supported in the same way, however, dimensions are not added from other components.

The Set Leading Dimensions dialog is displayed:

See:

Dialog structure

Dialog buttons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buttons:

Show/Hide Dimensions

Update

OK

Cancel

See also:

Dialog Structure

The order in which the leading dimensions are displayed in the dialog is defined by the following criteria:

  1. The order in which components were added to the assembly (this is not applicable in the part component).

  2. The alphabetical order of dimension names within a part for non-catalog parts, or the order of columns in catalog parts.
    For example, if "part A" has two leading dimensions "h" and "L" and was added to the assembly prior to "part B", which has "h2" and "Width" leading dimensions, the appearance order within the dialog would be - "PartA:h", "PartA:L", "PartB:h2", "PartB:Width".

Notes:

  • Nesting levels are ignored (ALL leading dimensions from ALL levels are displayed).

  • The dialog may be displayed empty if, for example, an assembly/part contains no leading dimensions, or for a new component.

  • The dialog is not displayed if any of the parts are not updated (if the symbol is displayed in the Assembly Tree). Update the part first, then invokeinvoke (for more, click Access at the top of this Help topic) the dialog.

Dialog Buttons

Show/Hide Dimensions. This toggle button shows or hides the dimensions of the part in the graphics area.

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Update . This updates the model according to the modified dimension value and remains in the dialog. (There are also other ways to update the model; see Updating a Feature).
This button is displayed if you invoked the dialog from the menu bar.

Apply . This updates the model according to the modified dimension value and remains in the dialog.
This button is displayed if you invoked the dialog from within the Add Duplicate function.

OK. The results of using this button depend on how you invoked the Set Leading Dimensions dialog.

  1. From Edit > Leading Dimensions (from the menu bar):
    Exit the dialog. If the part was not updated () before pressing     OK, the part is marked as not updated (the symbol) in the Assembly Tree (this symbol is cleared when the part is updated).

  1. From within the Add Duplicate function:
    Update the part and exit the dialog.

Cancel. This returns the part to its state before the last update.

Some functionality may be dependent on the product package. Contact your Reseller if you require a license.